Dundee Utd vs St. Mirren Prediction & Betting Tips (18 August)

Not only have Dundee Utd collected maximum points from 17 of their previous 21 top-flight home fixtures, but they have also done so in style, outscoring their opponents by a sensational 54 goals to five across these victories. St. Mirren, meanwhile, have really struggled on the road of late, winning just once in nine trips at the top table of the League Cup.

Dundee Utd have featured 16 times on their own patch since booking a place in the League Cup, with every single one of these fixtures producing at least two goal, and the net has bulged 42 times in total across these games. As for St. Mirren, just two of their last 20 matches in the second tier of th League Cup have finished scoreless, so over 2.5 goals are expected in this encounter.

Over the course of their last 12 League Cup home fixtures, Dundee Utd have been involved in no fewer than ten encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends, so they have generally proven pretty exciting to watch. The same can be said of St. Mirren on the road recently, as six of their last seven top-flight away matches have also served up goals at both ends of the pitch.